Poor little 12-year-old Helen Rumball of Gridley. She was killed by her step-mother Emma and Emma's brother, Arthur Lewis. After pro-longed deliberation, Lewis was sentenced to seven years in San Quentin; two years later, Mrs. Rumball entered a guilty plea, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two year's imprisonment.
Helen's grave at the local cemetery originally read "Our Helen." A local family heard about this story and bought a bigger headstone that reads "Helen Rumball, 1898 - June 26, 1911, not forgotten."
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Pioneers of Gridley buried at Gridley-Biggs Cemetery
By Lisa Van De Hey
The Gridley Herald
Helen's grave at the local cemetery originally read "Our Helen." A local family heard about this story and bought a bigger headstone that reads "Helen Rumball, 1898 - June 26, 1911, not forgotten."
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Pioneers of Gridley buried at Gridley-Biggs Cemetery
By Lisa Van De Hey
The Gridley Herald
Poor little 12-year-old Helen Rumball of Gridley. She was killed by her step-mother Emma and Emma's brother, Arthur Lewis. After pro-longed deliberation, Lewis was sentenced to seven years in San Quentin; two years later, Mrs. Rumball entered a guilty plea, was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two year's imprisonment.
Helen's grave at the local cemetery originally read "Our Helen." A local family heard about this story and bought a bigger headstone that reads "Helen Rumball, 1898 - June 26, 1911, not forgotten."
Source:
Pioneers of Gridley buried at Gridley-Biggs Cemetery
By Lisa Van De Hey
The Gridley Herald
Helen's grave at the local cemetery originally read "Our Helen." A local family heard about this story and bought a bigger headstone that reads "Helen Rumball, 1898 - June 26, 1911, not forgotten."
Source:
Pioneers of Gridley buried at Gridley-Biggs Cemetery
By Lisa Van De Hey
The Gridley Herald
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Helen Rumball
1898
June 26, 1911
Not Forgotten
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